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Polish mining majors keen to develop Asia’s largest coal block
The Deocha-Pachami coal block, in the east Indian state of West Bengal, which is billed as the largest single-location reserve in Asia, is likely to be developed by the state government in collaboration with mining majors in Poland.
read more... 12/03/2019
Dutch Government demands early closure of coal power plant to cut emissions
The Dutch Government has demanded the closure of a 650MW coal-fired power plant four years earlier than initially planned.
read more... 11/03/2019
Finland approves ban on coal for energy use from 2029
The Finnish parliament approved on Wednesday a government proposal to ban the use of coal to produce energy from May 1, 2029, a parliamentary official said on Thursday.
read more... 06/03/2019
Powerchina eyes construction of coal-fired power plant in Serbia
China's Power Construction Corporation (Powerchina) is interested in the construction of the Stavalj coal-fired power plant in Serbia, the vice president of its subsidiary Sichuan Electric Design and Consulting (SEDC), Zhong Xiaoping, has said.
read more... 28/02/2019
Coal exports from Belarus to Ukraine increase almost 1K times
According to the National Statistical Committee of Belarus, in just one year Belarus turned into a major exporter of coal: compared to 2017, in 2018, total exports of hard coal increased from 164.9 thousand tons to 853.9 thousand tons, and those of anthracite from 0.3 to 107.3 thousand tons.
read more... 22/02/2019